Bill for Schools to Provide Free Menstrual Products Being Voted On April 29, 2021House Bill 3294, which would require every public education institution to provide free menstrual products for its students,...2 mins read
OSU Research: Just Pop. Controls are the Way April 29, 2021Socially just policies aimed at limiting the Earth’s human population hold tremendous potential for advancing equity while simultaneously...3 mins read
National Poetry Month: Lucero Non Uro by Be Davison Herrera April 28, 2021What Are Your Challenges Here Perhaps Like Dante’s Seeker You Safely Masked Staff In ...1 min read
CitySpeak Review: Measure 2-130 & School Board Position Debates April 28, 2021The CitySpeak Forum began with talk about the May 18 vote on Measure 2-130 with Benton County Board...16 mins read
Humpday News Roundup: Mark Johnson April 28, 2021The latest recap of the news you may have missed… we’re assuming by accident. OSU Keeps Up Keeping...8 mins read
From Corvallis Tree Farm to Dead on the Way Home April 28, 2021A federal investigation into the day-after-Thanksgiving van crash that killed three Guatemalan migrant farm workers in Salem, found...1 min read
CitySpeak LiveStream: School Board Election Debates 2021 April 27, 2021May brings school board elections in odd numbered years. The last cycle, everyone ran unopposed, but this is 2021,...1 min read
INTERVIEW: Dr. Adam Brady Talks Covid History, Health, Advice April 27, 2021We sat down with Samaritan Health’s go-to infectious disease physician, Adam Brady, this last Friday, April 23. The...15 mins read
Oh, I Wish I Were an Oscar Mayer Wienermobile April 27, 2021If you’ve never heard of the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile, it’s truly a sight to behold. This giant, branded,...1 min read
OSU Starts AI Grad Program April 27, 2021Oregon State University’s College of Engineering is launching a unique program for graduate study in artificial intelligence, with...3 mins read
National Poetry Month: Two Poems by Peter Burke April 27, 2021Freshly Poured When past depresses and future frightens, when news is bad and weather dreary, morning coffee,...1 min read
WEEKLY COVID UPDATE: April 26 April 26, 2021According to the New York Times Coronavirus Data Tracker, Benton County has added 91 cases of COVID-19 to...3 mins read
Benton County Needs Blood April 26, 2021Our local blood bank, Bloodwork Northwest, has reached a critically low supply of blood, which is an inventory...1 min read
Bill Would Restrict State Parks for Hate Crime Convicts April 26, 2021Proposed Senate Bill 289 would prevent anyone convicted of a hate crime on public land from entering State...1 min read
National Poetry Month: How to Swing It on a Rainy Afternoon by Brigette Goetze April 26, 2021All it takes is a long coat, a large umbrella, and rubber boots. It doesn’t matter if it...1 min read
HELP WANTED: Reporters and Writers April 26, 2021We’re looking for part-time freelancers with newspaper or magazine experience, although we will consider training promising candidates who...1 min read
National Poetry Month: Upon The Dawn of Winter… by Simon Diamond April 25, 2021“Upon The Dawn of Winter”… I. Upon The Dawn Of Winter, I held the satellite Deimos In...1 min read
Poetry and Literary Education in the Words of Linda Varsell Smith April 25, 2021“Poetry is paying attention, sharing discoveries with word-play”Linda Varsell Smith True to her poetic heritage – family members...5 mins read